...ACCEPTANCE IN WORKERS’ COMP In workers’ comp, telemedicine also gained wider acceptance during the pandemic as many states relaxed restrictions regarding its use for injured worker patients.2 The types of changes...
...ACCEPTANCE IN WORKERS’ COMP In workers’ comp, telemedicine also gained wider acceptance during the pandemic as many states relaxed restrictions regarding its use for injured worker patients.2 The types of changes...
The workers’ comp industry is facing an impending talent shortage, and as the Great Resignation takes a new and continued form as the Great Reshuffle, that problem has grown worse....
Fraud, waste, and abuse (FWA) is an unfortunate fact of life for workers’ compensation payers who must contend with a variety of issues that drive up costs, compromise care for...
The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) published Long COVID in the Workers’ Compensation System in 2020 and 2021, a new report that examines the prevalence of long COVID among workers...
...has created a host of problems in regulating medical marijuana use, which impacts workers’ compensation as some states require workers’ comp payers to reimburse medical marijuana on certain claims. WorkersCompensation.com...
...ruled that medical marijuana is reimbursable in workers’ comp, while three states – Florida, North Dakota, and Michigan – explicitly exempt medical marijuana from workers’ comp reimbursement. Marijuana continues to...
...in per-fill price increased 40.4% overall. While cancer is not the most common condition found in workers’ comp claims, it is prevalent enough that drug trends impacting cancer can make...
